นวนิยาย
ná-wá-ní-yaaiMeaning
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novel
A long work of narrative fiction, typically published as a book; a novel.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaainovelก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔn1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)ทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery nightเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเรื่องยาวrʉ̂ʉang-yaaoเรื่องยาวrʉ̂ʉang-yaaolong story; complicated matterทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai1relaxed; at ease; loosened2[to] relax; ease; loosen
She reads a novel every night before bed because the long story relaxes her.
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นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเล่มlêmนี้níiเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangชีวิตครอบครัวchii-wít-krɔ̂ɔp-kruuaชนบทchon-ná-bòtอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatและlɛ́อบอุ่นòp-ùn
This novel portrays rural family life in a detailed and warm way.
ผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianใช้cháiนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komโดยdooiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ngตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángเล่มlêm
The author uses the novel to reflect social issues, developing the characters in depth throughout the book.
แม้mɛ́ɛนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiจะjàยาวyaaoหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiหน้าnâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛโครงเรื่องkroong-rʉ̂ʉangกระชับgrà-chápและlɛ́ประเด็นbprà-denตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamต่อdtɔ̀ɔค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎi
Although the novel spans several hundred pages, the plot is tight and the themes question contemporary values.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นวนิยาย said นะ-วะ-นิ-ยาย?
ná-wá-ní-yaai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ná
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |